South Africa vs Argentina Live Score (8 Aug, 2026)

South Africa vs Argentina Live Score (8 Aug, 2026)
International Test Match Estadio José Amalfitani
Final
South Africa
WWWLW
17
VS
VS
Argentina
LLLW
10

Play-by-Play

78'substitute on17–10 · Elrigh Louw
78'player substituted17–10 · Cameron Hanekom
66'substitute on17–10 · Juan Scelzo
66'player substituted17–10 · Joaquin Moro
66'substitute on17–10 · Leonel Oviedo
66'player substituted17–10 · Ignacio Ruiz
66'substitute on17–10 · Aphelele Fassi
66'player substituted17–10 · Andre Esterhuizen
64'conversion17–10 · Handre Pollard
63'try15–10 · Cameron Hanekom
63'substitute on10–10 · Jan-Hendrik Wessels
63'player substituted10–10 · Johan Grobbelaar
60'substitute on10–10 · Handre Pollard
60'player substituted10–10 · Aphelele Fassi
60'substitute on10–10 · Morne van den Berg
60'player substituted10–10 · Cobus Reinach
57'substitute on10–10 · Matias Moroni
57'player substituted10–10 · Ignacio Mendy
57'substitute on10–10 · Mayco Vivas
57'player substituted10–10 · Boris Wenger
57'substitute on10–10 · Agustin Moyano
57'player substituted10–10 · Simon Benitez Cruz
50'substitute on10–10 · Cobus Wiese
50'player substituted10–10 · Lood de Jager
50'substitute on10–10 · Ben-Jason Dixon
50'player substituted10–10 · Elrigh Louw
50'substitute on10–10 · Zachary Porthen
50'player substituted10–10 · Thomas du Toit
50'substitute on10–10 · Gerhard Steenekamp
50'player substituted10–10 · Boan Venter
50'substitute on10–10 · Juan Penoucos
50'player substituted10–10 · Benjamin Grondona
44'substitute on10–10 · Efrain Elias
44'player substituted10–10 · Tomas Lavanini
41'substitute on8–10 · Tomas Rapetti
41'player substituted8–10 · Francisco Moreno
41'substitute on8–10 · Simon Benitez Cruz
41'player substituted8–10 · Agustin Moyano
41'conversion10–10 · Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
40'try8–10 · Edwill van der Merwe
35'substitute on3–10 · Agustin Moyano
35'player substituted3–10 · Simon Benitez Cruz
25'substitute on3–10 · Marco van Staden
25'player substituted3–10 · Siya Kolisi
10'conversion3–10 · Santiago Carreras
9'try3–8 · Benjamin Grondona
7'penalty goal3–3 · Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
3'penalty goal0–3 · Santiago Carreras

Scoring Summary

Conversion64' · 17–10Handre Pollard
Try63' · 15–10Cameron Hanekom
Conversion41' · 10–10Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Try40' · 8–10Edwill van der Merwe
Conversion10' · 3–10Santiago Carreras
Try9' · 3–8Benjamin Grondona
Penalty Goal7' · 3–3Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Penalty Goal3' · 0–3Santiago Carreras

Match Stats

SOU
ARG
17Points10
2Tries1
2Conversions1
1Penalty Goals1

Head-to-Head

4 Oct 2025
FinalSouth AfricaArgentina292727 Sep 2025
FinalArgentinaSouth Africa306728 Sep 2024
FinalArgentinaSouth Africa74821 Sep 2024
FinalSouth AfricaArgentina28295 Aug 2023
FinalSouth AfricaArgentina2413

Last Five Matches

DateOppResultCompetition
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DateOppResultCompetition
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7/18/26vs ENGL24-31Nations Championship
7/11/26vs WALW35-21Nations Championship
7/4/26vs SCOL38-47Nations Championship

International Test Match Standings

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Game Information

VenueEstadio José AmalfitaniBuenos Aires, Argentina
Season2026
Format2 × 40 min

Matchday Lineups

South Africa
VS
Argentina

Starting XV

#15Aphelele FassiAphelele FassiFB#14Edwill van der MerweEdwill van der MerweW#13Canan MoodieCanan MoodieC#12Andre EsterhuizenAndre EsterhuizenC#11Ethan HookerEthan HookerW#10Sacha Feinberg-MngomezuluSacha Feinberg-MngomezuluFH#9Cobus ReinachCobus ReinachSH#1Boan VenterBoan VenterP#2Johan GrobbelaarJohan GrobbelaarH#3Thomas du ToitThomas du ToitP#4Eben EtzebethEben EtzebethL#5Lood de JagerLood de JagerL#6Siya KolisiSiya KolisiFL#7Elrigh LouwElrigh LouwFL#8Cameron HanekomCameron HanekomN8

Replacements

#16Jan-Hendrik WesselsJan-Hendrik WesselsR#17Gerhard SteenekampGerhard SteenekampR#18Zachary PorthenZachary PorthenR#19Ben-Jason DixonBen-Jason DixonR#20Cobus WieseCobus WieseR#21Marco van StadenMarco van StadenR#22Morne van den BergMorne van den BergR#23Handre PollardHandre PollardR

Starting XV

#15Geronimo PrisciantelliGeronimo PrisciantelliFB#14Rodrigo IsgroRodrigo IsgroW#13Lucio CintiLucio CintiC#12Faustino Sanchez ValaroloFaustino Sanchez ValaroloC#11Ignacio MendyIgnacio MendyW#10Santiago CarrerasSantiago CarrerasFH#9Simon Benitez CruzSimon Benitez CruzSH#1Boris WengerBoris WengerP#2Ignacio RuizIgnacio RuizH#3Francisco MorenoFrancisco MorenoP#4Guido PettiGuido PettiL#5Tomas LavaniniTomas LavaniniL#6Pablo MateraPablo MateraFL#7Benjamin GrondonaBenjamin GrondonaFL#8Joaquin MoroJoaquin MoroN8

Replacements

#16Leonel OviedoLeonel OviedoR#17Mayco VivasMayco VivasR#18Tomas RapettiTomas RapettiR#19Efrain EliasEfrain EliasR#20Juan PenoucosJuan PenoucosR#21Juan ScelzoJuan ScelzoR#22Agustin MoyanoAgustin MoyanoR#23Matias MoroniMatias MoroniR

Team Stats

SOU
4-2
VS
ARG
0-2-1

Season

6
Games Played
3
4
Wins
0
0
Draws
1
2
Losses
2
0.667
Win Percentage
0.000

Scoring

176
Points For
59
163
Points Against
72
13
Points Difference
-13
29.3
Points Per Game
19.7
27.2
Opponent Points Per Game
24.0